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J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy

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J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy ranks 3341 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in the Donna Independent School District (ISD) in Donna, Texas. The school has 285 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2, and is located in a district that is ranked 639 out of 961 in Texas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with proficiency rates on STAAR tests that are significantly lower than the Donna ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Mathematics were notably lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 96.49% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years and its student-teacher ratio is lower than nearby schools, its academic performance has remained stagnant. Nearby Idea Academy Alamo and Idea Academy, which are charter schools, have generally higher academic performance than the district's public schools. Collaboration with these higher-performing schools, as well as targeted interventions to address the unique needs of the school's student population, could provide opportunities to improve educational outcomes at J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy.

299

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,302

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

503 S Hutto Rd
Donna, TX 78537-2416

(956) 464-1995

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy usually attend:

Middle:	A P Solis Middle
High:	Donna High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2022) to 28th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

Texas avg46%

3,341^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Donna Independent School District (Isd)

639^th of 961Donna Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	3341 of 4651	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2661 of 4710	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3651 of 4647	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	2274 of 4581	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.3	3917 of 4578	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3760 of 4479	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3515 of 4359	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	3746 of 4329	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	3875 of 4286	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	3615 of 4320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	3595 of 4260	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	3127 of 4221	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.3	2186 of 4206	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3217 of 4095	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.0	2431 of 3937	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.8	1936 of 3884	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	1107 of 3768	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	54.8	1967 of 3724	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.4	2661 of 3476	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.6	2959 of 3475	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.3	2387 of 3465	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.3	1591 of 4461	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.3	3775 of 4331	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3013 of 4295	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2661 of 4240	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1949 of 2918	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	2512 of 3668	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	2856 of 3556	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1797 of 3487	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	2904 of 3446	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	2742 of 3333	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	2581 of 3226	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	2518 of 3744	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	2873 of 4658	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3665 of 4588	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2456 of 4561	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4027 of 4499	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3466 of 4348	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3395 of 4306	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1874 of 2619	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2756 of 2980	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2211 of 2958	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	985 of 3184	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2227 of 3106	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	2461 of 3644	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2189 of 4465	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	3339 of 4401	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	1769 of 4376	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	3669 of 4329	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3434 of 4188	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3212 of 4168	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2029 of 3705	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	2050 of 4594	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	3255 of 4521	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.8	1550 of 4477	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.2	3721 of 4451	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3309 of 4309	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2968 of 4264	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	2817 of 3739	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2550 of 4647	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3588 of 4585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	2170 of 4563	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.9	3676 of 4498	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3800 of 4357	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3542 of 4319	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	101 of 112	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1603 of 3549	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	2454 of 4292	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3163 of 4086	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2823 of 3952	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)64th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics33%-13 vs state

Science22%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy	Public	1-5	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1995	299	22	13.7	95.3%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	3341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.1	2661^st of 4710 public elementary schools	43.5%	680	8.3	27.3		16.0	10.0			39.2	47.7	41.1	19.2	44.2	34.4	22.2	$12,302
M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1990	413	21	19.4	87.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	412 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$11,690
Idea Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	744	35	21.5	97.3%	29 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	711 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	3147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%		37.3	3001^st of 4710 public elementary schools	36.3%	146								39.1	46.5	52.3	24.8	38.3	35.4	26.7	$9,651
A M Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 S 11th St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1900	580	34	17.1	93.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	3127^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.8%		26.9	3656^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.4%	529	5.9	35.7	37.5	0.0	50.0			45.0	52.2	46.6	32.5	42.6	30.2	19.4	$8,509
Le Noir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 N Main St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1685	457	28	16.3	82.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%		36.6	3054^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.2%	832	72.7	55.6	33.3	9.1	87.5	18.2	0.0	49.2	63.2	53.2	37.3	68.3	25.5	8.5	$10,066
C Stainke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1309 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1940	509	33	15.4	88.0%	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.9	2329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%		34.7	3167^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.8%	838	13.6	25.0	40.0	25.0	12.5	40.0	20.0	43.6	67.2	46.9	43.9	36.2	38.8	28.6	$11,067
Guzman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 S D Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1920	291	22	13.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		36.6	3053^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	35.2%		0.0	0.0	23.5	0.0				52.6	36.2	39.0	34.2	45.1	41.4	18.2	$12,271
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 N Goolie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1977	446	28	15.9	95.1%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49	2198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.9	3283^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	30.3%	1085	30.0	44.4	23.1	9.1	15.8	18.2	7.7	32.6	50.0	60.0	40.0	50.8	43.9	27.7	$10,111
Capt D Salinas II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 783-1332	457	33	13.6	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.1%		38.2	2943^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	37.5%	717	20.8	34.5	42.1	50.0	13.8	28.6	25.0	44.2	45.2	55.7	55.8	50.0	48.0	16.7	$10,270
T Price Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 E Roberts	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1303	416	25	16.6	90.1%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.2	3106^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%		50.7	2136^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.6%	970	25.0	30.0	0.0	25.0	11.1	11.1	0.0	48.8	45.6	39.6	32.6	52.9	28.8	12.3	$9,063

Frequently Asked Questions about J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy

How many students attend J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy.

What schools do graduates of J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy attend?

Students who attend J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : A P Solis Middle
High : Donna High School

Is J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy a good school?

J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy ranks 3341^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy?

Students at J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

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